Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel has been a frequent challenge for directors over the years; David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky both struggled mightily to capture all the weird nuances and history of Herbert’s universe of psychic messiahs, subtle political maneuvering, and massive, LSD-excreting dick worms. Villeneuve has talked in the past about his own efforts to distill Dune down into marketable entertainment; the Blade Runner 2049director previously referred to his film(s) as his attempts to make “Star Wars for adults.”